April 1903

Matheson began serving as a member of the Janesville city council.

Meanwhile, closer to home

BeloitMarch 19, 1903

Carpenter died at his residence in Beloit, in his ninety-first year.

PropertyMay 13, 1903

Wall-eyed pike were placed in Rock river south of Janesville, near Yost's park, as reported in the Janesville Daily Gazette of that date (the paper says "yesterday").

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Rock CountyApril 1903

Matheson began serving as a member of the Janesville city council.

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Matheson is recognized as one of the able lawyers of Janesville, both as a counselor and advocate and by his straightforward, upright, manly demeanor commands the respect and confidence of the courts and his professional brethren, as well as a large and constantly growing clientage. While he is not a politician in any sense, he takes a commendable interest in local civic affairs, and from April, 1903, till April, 1905, served as a member of the Janesville city council. In political sentiment he

Brown, William Fiske, editor. Rock County, Wisconsin: A New History of Its Cities, Villages, Towns, Citizens and Varied Interests, from the Earliest Times, Up to Date. Chicago: C. F. Cooper & Co., 1908. 2 vols. archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon01brow, archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon02brow.Vol. 2, PDF p. 280 / book p. 780

1903 / April

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April 1903

Matheson began serving as a member of the Janesville city council.

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The evidence

Rock CountyApril 1903

Matheson began serving as a member of the Janesville city council.

A 1 independent source

1AQuotation found on a page of our own sources

Matheson is recognized as one of the able lawyers of Janesville, both as a counselor and advocate and by his straightforward, upright, manly demeanor commands the respect and confidence of the courts and his professional brethren, as well as a large and constantly growing clientage. While he is not a politician in any sense, he takes a commendable interest in local civic affairs, and from April, 1903, till April, 1905, served as a member of the Janesville city council. In political sentiment he